Retinal tear and detachment after transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal melanoma.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
To report a side effect of transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal melanoma. Small case series. Review of clinical charts and photographs in a private retina practice. Retinal tears developed in two patients after transpupillary thermotherapy for choroidal melanoma. In one patient a secondary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment developed. Transpupillary thermotherapy can result in vitreous traction on the retina over the choroidal tumor, which can lead to a retinal tear and to retinal detachment. Patients should be warned about this possibility and advised to be examined should photopsias or new floaters develop after treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Choroid Neoplasms
- Hyperthermia, Induced
- Melanoma
- Retinal Detachment
- Retinal Perforations